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This writer decided it was time for a brief road trip. I was in no way about to let gas prices or tight money get it the way. Even though I will have an actual vacation in less than four weeks, there's no way I could resist.

Basically, it's this road junkie in me that had to. So, this morning at daybreak, I was off and running. Central Texas was the place this time, and Interstate 14 was the road taken. Why? Because the road's assurance markers were up...

Competition. If you're old enough you can visualize that ski jumper wiping out and still hear the rest of the phrase "The agony of defeat". (if you're young, google it)

I went camping last night. And plenty of competition was to be had.

We have a rather small tent. This is only our 2nd camping trip (besides sleeping on the beach in Hawaii but that's a whole 'nother blog entry!). So we were assigned a site that was... meh? But they gave us an alternate for comparison....